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WARRANTY The products are warranted against defects in workmanship and material for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase provided no modifications are made to it and it is operated under normal conditions and in compliance with the instruction manual. The warranty does not apply to: ·...
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The manufacturer’s liability for damages to customer or others resulting from the use of any product supplied hereunder shall in no event exceed the purchase price of said product. TRADEMARKS The following are trademarks of GeoVision, Inc.: · SQP Series · PN300 CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation.
4.3.4 Inserting a Video on a Page ................30 4.3.5 Generating a QR Code on a Page ..............32 4.3.6 Creating a Ticker on a Page................34 4.3.7 Verifying the Slideshow with the Flowchart ..........36 4.4 Playing the Interactive Slideshow on SQP110 Series ..........37...
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4.5 Customizing the Screen Saver for SQP110 Series ..........38 Chapter 5 Content Schedule ...............40 5.1 Installing the Schedule..................40 5.2 Setting the Content Schedule ................41 Chapter 6 CMS Lite ................48 6.1 Additional System Requirements................49 6.2 Installing the CMS Lite ..................51 6.3 Connecting SQP110 Series to the CMS ...............52 6.4 The Main Screen....................54...
The demonstration examples included in the Software CD are created by the Clip Design software. You can store and play these examples on the SQP110 series before you start to create your own slideshows. For details, see Appendix A. Playing the Demonstration...
The device is available in black or white color. SQP110 series is built in a SD card slot and a USB port. The SD card slot is for connection to the SD card that stores the slideshow files, and the USB port is for connection to the USB storage device, which is used for firmware upgrade or files transfer to the SD card.
1.2 Packing List SQP110 device × 1 AC/DC adapter × 1 IR remote control × 1 Software CD × 1 Magnetic rear rack × 1 1.3 Optional Accessory USB to RJ-45 Cable...
Introduction 1.4 Overview This section identifies the components of the SQP110 series. 1.4.1 The Right Panel Figure 1-1 No. Name Function Navigate the OSD menu to go up. RIGHT Navigate the OSD menu to go right. ENTER Enter the OSD menu or select a desired item from the menu.
1.4.2 The Left Panel Figure 1-2 No. Name Function Built-in IR receiver to receive the IR signals from the IR remote control. The green LED indicates the power is supplied. LED Indicators The red LED indicates the USB port or the SD card slot is used.
Introduction 1.5 The IR Remote Control Figure 1-3 No. Name Function POWER Turn on the power. Display the initial screen, or display the first page of the MENU slideshow when the storage device that contains the Scenario folder is connected. MUTE Turn volume mute.
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MENU CONTROL Move up, down, left, and right in the OSD menu. Increase or decrease volume. Display the initial screen, or display the first page of the BACK slideshow when the SD card that contains the Scenario folder is connected. SETUP Activate OSD menu in the state of initial screen.
Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Turning on the Power 1. Plug the power adapter into the DC socket (No. 9, Figure 1-1). 2. Turn on the SQP110 series (No. 8, Figure 1-1). The main screen with a Setup icon appears. Setup...
2.2 The Main Screen of the Touch Screen Model You can find 4 touch buttons on the main screen of the touch screen model (SQP110T): Volume Down Volume Up Setup Return Figure 2-2 Button Name Function Setup Enter the OSD menu. Return Return to the previous page.
2. Copy image or video files to the Loop_Video folder. 3. Connect the SD card to the SQP110 series. 4. Turn on the SQP110 series. It will repeatedly play the files. Note: 1. Ensure not to store the Loop_Video folder and the Scenario folder in the SD card.
Chapter 3 System Setup Before playing media files on the SQP110 series, you can set up the system preferences, the display effects and the date and time using the on-screen display (OSD) menus. To enter the OSD menu, press the Setup touch button on the main screen or press the Setup button (No.10, Figure 1-3) on the IR remote control.
System Setup 3.1 Setting the System Preferences To set the system preferences, enter the OSD menu and select Setup. Figure 3-2 Language: Select English, French, German, Japanese or Traditional Chinese to be the system language. Contrast: Select the display’s contrast ratio. Default Setting: Restore the default settings.
3.2 Setting the Display Effect To set the slideshow display effect, enter the OSD menu and select Slideshow. Figure 3-3 Interval Time: Select the interval time of each slideshow page from 1, 3, 5, 10, and 30 seconds. Transition Effect: Select the transition effect of the slideshow from the following 13 options: Top down, Bottom up, Horizontal close, Horizontal open, Left to right, Right to left, Vertical close, Vertical open, Blind (left to right), Blind (top to down), Box in, and Fade out and in or Random.
Figure 3-4 Setup IP Address: Select Automatically to obtain a dynamic IP from the DHCP Server or Manually to enter an IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the SQP110 series. IP Information: Display the IP address of the SQP110 series.
3.4 Setting the Clock and the Display Schedule To set up the date and time, select the Clock button. Figure 3-5 Button Description The Calendar The Clock Time for the device to turn on and start playing the media files. After you specify the On/Off time, select On to enable this schedule.
Copy All File, Copy Scenario, Copy Loop_Video, Copy Upgrade, Copy Opening, or Copy Schedule. 4. The SQP110 series will restart automatically when the file transfer is complete. After that, the files will be replaced. Note: For the descriptions of each necessary folder, see Appendix B. Definitions of Folder...
3. Enter the Setup menu, select Firmware Upgrade, and then select USB or SD storage that stores the firmware file. 4. Click OK. The firmware upgrade runs automatically, and the SQP110 series will restart after the firmware upgrade is complete.
Copy the home.jpg file to the 855P_Opening folder. Connect the SD card to the SQP110 series. Turn on the SQP110 series and wait for about 30 seconds. The SQP110 series is now replacing the initial screen image. Restart the SQP110 series. The new image appears on the initial screen.
Chapter 4 Clip Design The Clip Design software allows you to create an interactive slideshow by adding various of command buttons on the slideshow pages. When you click the command button, it will set off an action, such as jumping to a specific page, generating an inset window, inserting a video, and creating a QR code.
Clip Design 4.1 Installing the Clip Design To install the Clip Design software to your computer: 1. Insert the Software CD to your computer. It runs automatically and a window pops up. Figure 4-1 2. Select Install DirectX 9.0c and follow the on-screen instructions. 3.
4.2 The Main Screen Start the Clip Design program. You are prompted to select the preferred language between the English, Traditional Chinese, French, German, and Japanese. After language selection, the main screen will appear. Figure 4-3 No. Name Function Menu bar See The Menu Bar later in this chapter.
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Clip Design Type figures in the dimension description box to modify Object Type the size and the location of the command buttons. Select Layout to see the background image of a page, and to Layout Window add the command buttons on it. Preview Window Select Preview to view the setting result.
4.3 Creating an Interactive Slideshow In addition to create an ordinary slideshow made of images and videos, you can make the slideshow interactive by adding the following command buttons on each page. Jump Button: Jump from one page to a specific page in a slideshow. Media Button: Generate an inset window on a page to display different types of information.
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Figure 4-3). This dialog box appears. Figure 4-6 Note: The SQP110 series supports image format of JPEG or PNG with the resolution of 800 × 480. To display the best image quality, ensure the image you select is subject to the resolution.
4.3.2 Jumping from One Page to a Specific Page After you create a new page, you can add a Jump Button on the page to make it link to a specific page of the slideshow. 1. Select a slideshow page. 2.
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Note: With the Clip Design software, you can focus on the Button image by moving the mouse to the Jump Button on the main screen. With the SQP110 series, you can focus on the Button image by pressing the Jump Button on the screen or selecting the Jump Button with the IR remote control.
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Image (When focus) User Control: Select this option to define the Button image in the focused status. Click Set to select an image from the files. The image will be the Button image when it is in the focus status. Image Map: Select this option to frame the Jump Button on the unaltered background image when the Jump Button is in the focus status.
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Clip Design 5. After the settings, a Jump Button is created on the background page as shown below. Figure 4-14 6. To modify the location and the size of the Button, drag the Jump Button to the desired location on the page, and drag four corners and the sides of the Button to enlarge or narrow the button size.
4.3.3 Generating an Inset Window on a Page To generate an inset window on a page, you can add a Media Button. After the settings, an inset window will appear on the page for you to display additional information. Note: You can add multiple Media Buttons on one page, but there will be only one inset window.
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Clip Design 6. Click OK. A Media Button and a Media Monitor, which is used as the inset window, are created on the page as shown below. Figure 4-16 7. To modify the location and the size of the Media Button and the Media Monitor, drag the Button to the desired location on the page, and drag four corners and the sides of the Button to enlarge or narrow the button size.
4.3.4 Inserting a Video on a Page You can create a Video Button on a page to display video. Note: The SQP110 series supports multiple video codec. 1. Select a slideshow page. 2. Click the Add Object icon , select Button in the Object Type section and select Video in the Button Type section.
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Clip Design 6. Click OK. A Video Button is created on the page as shown blow. Figure 4-19 7. To modify the location and the size of the Video Button, drag the Video Button to the desired location on the page, and drag four corners and the sides of the Button to enlarge or narrow the button size.
4.3.5 Generating a QR Code on a Page You can generate a QR code on the page. Users can access the text content by scanning the QR code with a compatible mobile phone. Note: 1. The QR (Quick Response) code is a matrix code that allows its contents to be decoded at high speed.
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Clip Design 4. Type the information in the Text box. The text is required to be within 60 characters. 5. Click Setting to specify the color of the QR code. 6. Specify Scale from 1 to 9 to define the size of the QR code. 7.
4.3.6 Creating a Ticker on a Page You can add a horizontal scrolling Ticker on the page to present additional information, such as a website or the latest news. Note: 1. The maximum number of the characters for the Ticker text is 200. 2.
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Clip Design Click OK. A ticker is created on the page as shown below. Figure 4-27 To modify the location and the size of the Ticker, drag the Ticker to the desired location on the page, and drag four corners and the sides of the Button to enlarge or narrow the button size.
4.3.7 Verifying the Slideshow with the Flowchart When creating an interactive slideshow, you can arrange the slideshow to display in the desired order by adding the Jump Buttons. The Flowchart can be used as a reference for slideshow order management. It allows you to verify page by page if the result is as your wish, and if each slideshow page is correctly connected to its previous page and its next page.
Figure 4-31 Store the folder to a SD card. Connect the SD card to the SQP110 series. It will automatically play the slideshow. Note: The SQP 110 series can basically play an interactive slideshow at a time. So, ensure to store only one Scenario folder in the SD card for the SQP 110 series to play. To play multiple interactive slideshows, it is required to program the content schedule with the Schedule software.
4.5 Customizing the Screen Saver for SQP110 Series When you play the interactive slideshow on the SQP 110 Series, the Clip Design software allows you to enable the Screen Saver function with the default screen saver, or to design your own screen saver.
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Clip Design Mode 2: Jump root page: Specify the idle time in second(s) before the slideshow jumps to the first page. Play Video: Specify the idle time in second(s) before the screen saver is activated. After the settings, the slideshow will jump to the first page after the first idle time you set.
Chapter 5 Content Schedule The Schedule software allows you to create a weekly schedule to automatically start up SQP110 series and present media content at a specific date and time. 5.1 Installing the Schedule Insert the Software CD to your computer. It runs automatically and a window pops up.
Power On and Power Off settings. Figure 5-3 To create the first content schedule, specify the time for the SQP110 series to automatically turn on and turn off in the Power On and Power Off drop-down lists.
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Click the Setting 1 button to set up the first schedule. This dialog box appears. Figure 5-5 Specify the date to play the media files in the Start Date and End Date drop-down lists. Figure 5-6 Specify the day(s) to play the media files. Figure 5-7...
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Content Schedule To exclude certain dates from the schedule, select the dates from the drop-down list, and click Add. Figure 5-8 Click OK. This calendar appears and the scheduled dates are displayed in black color. Figure 5-9...
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Double-click any of the scheduled dates in black. This setup box appears. You can further specify a period of time in a day to play the media files. Figure 5-10 Click any time column. This dialog box appears. You can specify the type of media files and time to play.
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Content Schedule 10. Select Scenario to play the interactive slideshow created using the Clip Design, or Loop_Video to play some image and/or video files. If you select Scenario: Click the button to locate the Scenario folder, select SQP110.NOE, and click Open.
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12. Click OK in the following dialog box to apply the time settings to the selected date. Figure 5-13 13. Repeat steps 2 to 12 to set up the second and the third content schedules, if necessary. If the three content schedules are created, they can be distinguished by color: the first scheduled dates are black, the second ones are light blue and the third ones are dark blue, as shown below.
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Loop_Video folder first and then include the Loop_Video folder in the SD card too. 17. Connect the SD card to the SQP110 series. It will automatically play the media files according to the schedule.
Chapter 6 CMS Lite The CMS Lite is Content Management System, allowing you to remotely upload media files or firmware to multiple SQP110 series. Figure 6-1...
CMS Lite 6.1 Additional System Requirements To connect the SQP110 series to the CMS Lite, an additional USB to RJ-45 cable is required. The CMS Lite supports 50 units of SQP110 series for free. If you want to connect more SQP110 series to the CMS Lite, an additional dongle is required.
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USB drivers for dongle; otherwise the additional number of connections will not be applied. 1. Insert the Software CD to your computer. It runs automatically and a window pops up. Figure 6-2 2. Select Install GeoVision USB Devices Driver and follow the on-screen instructions.
CMS Lite 6.2 Installing the CMS Lite To install the CMS Lite, follow the steps below. 1. Insert the Software CD to your computer. It runs automatically and a window pops up. Figure 6-3 2. Select Install Content Management System and then select Install CMS Lite (Only for PN300 &...
6.3 Connecting SQP110 Series to the CMS To connect the SQP110 series to the CMS Lite, you have to set up the network settings. 1. Use the USB to RJ-45 cable, connect the SQP110 series to the network. 2. Enter the OSD menu of the SQP110 series and then select Network Setup.
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CMS Lite When the CMS Lite is started, the SQP110 series will be connected to the CMS Lite automatically, the connection information will be listed. Figure 6-6...
File Exit the CMS Lite. Configure: Configure the communication port between the CMS Lite and SQP110 series. The available port number is Tool between 1025 and 65534. The default value is 10000. Version: Display the version of the CMS Lite.
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CMS Lite Change the device name of the SQP110 series. See 6.9 Edit Device Information Changing the Device Name. Text Overlay Setup Not functional. Remove all the folders upgrade, 855P_Opening, Remove Content Loop_Video and Scenario saved on the SD card.
(Loop_Video, Scenario and Schedule) will be removed from the SD card on the SQP110 series. After that, the CMS Lite will reconnect to the SQP110 series again, and the SQP110 will automatically play the uploaded video or image files.
(Loop_Video, Scenario and Schedule) will be removed from the SD card on the SQP110 series. After that, the CMS Lite will reconnect to the SQP110 series again, and the SQP110 will automatically play the uploaded interactive slideshows.
Important: The upload action will remove all the Loop_Video, Scenario and Schedule folders from the SD card. 1. On the CMS Lite, select the desired SQP110 series and click the Upload Schedule button Figure 6-10 2. Type a name in the Package Name field for the uploading folder.
CMS Lite 6.8 Uploading the Firmware To upload the firmware to the SQP110 series, follow the steps below. 1. On the CMS Lite, select the desired SQP110 series and click the Upload Firmware button to locate the firmware file (.tar).
2. Type a name for the SQP110 series. 3. Click OK. The CMS Lite will disconnect and then reconnect to the SQP110 series automatically. Note: You can find the device name in the OSD menu of the SQP110 series. See 3.3 Setting the Network.
Specifications Specifications Model SQP110 series 11” touch (SQP110T) Panel Size (inch) 11” non-touch (SQP110P) Aspect Ratio 16 : 10 Pixel Pitch (mm) 0.1 x 0.3 Video Format Multimedia Support Audio Format Multimedia Support Photo Format JPEG, PNG Color 262 K...
The demonstration examples are the interactive slideshows created by the Clip Design software. To play those slideshows on the SQP110 series, follow the steps below: Insert the Software CD to your computer. It runs automatically and a window pops up.
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GeoVision website, and the Loop_Video folder, which contains the video files used as the screen saver. Store these two folders in a SD card, and connect the SD card to the SQP110 series. The SQP110 series will automatically play the demonstration example.
Clip Design software. The folder name should be the same Scenario as the Scenario name. See 4.4 Playing the Interactive Slideshow on SQP110 Series. The folder stores the schedule setting files created by the Schedule Schedule software. See Chapter 5 Content Schedule.
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